Glasair Aircraft Owners Association

Mods

Tractor to Flush Gas Caps

Mods

Vortex Generators on a Sportsman

Mods

Acme Aero Stinger Tailwheel Suspension in a GlaStar

Events

GAOA Gathering at Lakeland Florida

GlaStar & Sportsman

What to Expect When You’re Expecting… an Engine

GAOA Merchandise: Order yours today!

GLASTAR & SPORTSMAN

Wrangell St. Elias National Park

Flying

Matt Freeman’ s GlaStar Accident in Alaska

I spoke with Matt Freeman this morning--he and his daughter are fine. Matt has a GlaStar taildragger with large, 26" tundra tires and likes...

Maintenance

Magnetic Engine Protection

I went through some expensive engine difficulties after having rebuilt an IO-360 engine for my Sportsman. The lifters and camshaft lobes showed signs of...

Engine disassembly

Engine Overhaul

Maintenance

First Customer-Built Diesel Sportsman

GlaStar & Sportsman

GlaStar COM antenna placement forward of bulkhead B

GlaStar Antenna Installation Tips

How to & Builder Tips

Inspection hole for aux. tank fittings

Adding Inspection Holes to the GlaStar or Sportsman Wing

How to & Builder Tips

GLASAIR

How-to and Builder Tips

Canopy Door Seals

Written by Bob Buckthal, Glasair II-S FT My canopy/doors fit perfectly. And then I installed the door seal and the doors wouldn’t close. After thorough investigation...

Glasair

Gerry Hodnefield’s Glasair II-S First Flight

Written by Larry Graves and Dave Saylor, AirCrafters LLC We successfully conducted the first two flights yesterday with Gerry Hodnefield’s Glasair II-S FT (kit 2008)...

400-Hour Scrapbook

Flying

Fuel Vent Float Valve Installation in Glasair

How-to and Builder Tips

Lycoming IO-360 engine

200-hp Engines in a Glasair FT?

How-to and Builder Tips

White Powders of Fiberglass Construction

How to & Builder Tips

PEOPLE & PLACES

GlaStar & Sportsman

Trevor Berg’s Sportsman on Floats

Here are a few postcards from Trevor Berg and his Sportsman on floats. These are some of my favourite because they are all taken on...

Dave Hulse landing his GlaStar

Normal Landings in a GlaStar

Flying

Survival Gear

Ownership

The other useful piece of equipment essential for the Australian Outback – the fly hat!

Third Time Across Australia

Lifestyle

Glasair RG on airport ramp

Airport Requirements and Insurance

Ownership

Tom Flemming's GlaStar on landing. (Photo: Dave Prizio)

Tail-Low Wheel Landings

Flying

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ARTICLES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

Leading Edge Lights

How to & Builder Tips

Building a GlaStar—Presentation by Dave Prizio

Events

Sportsman Kits Available Again

News

Making Cowl Bumps

How to & Builder Tips

GlaStar Nose Fork Modification for 5.00 x 5 Wheel and Tire

Mods

RESOURCES

Sportsman carbon-fiber

Sportsman Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Glasair Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Sensenich Fixed-Pitch Propeller Nomenclature and Repitching

Maintenance

Dave Ammenti's GlaStar

GlaStar Specifications and Performance

Airplanes

Glasair II-S, Photo © Ad Meskens / Wikimedia Commons

History of Glasair Aviation

Resources

SensenichDirect Stoddard-Hamilton Propellers

Glasair

glastar kit delivered in driveway

New Builder?

Resources

Stoddard-Hamilton Electrical Parts Cross-Reference

Resources

ABOUT US

The Glasair Aircraft Owners Association is the one must-join association for Glasair, GlaStar, Sportsman 2+2, Merlin, and OMF Symphony builders, owners, pilots, and enthusiasts. If you’re currently building, flying—or dreaming of building and flying one—this is the place for you! We are not affiliated with Glasair Aviation, LLC., but we maintain a great working relationship. Our members can be found worldwide.

Disclaimer: This website contains information submitted by our members about building their airplanes. Some methods they employ may differ from the factory instructions. Builders are advised that they are responsible for their own construction methods and should check with the factory if any of the information included on this website differs from the factory manuals. The Glasair Aircraft Owners Association has not checked the accuracy or safety of any information included on these web pages and any users of this information do so completely at their own risk.

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